Saturday, 29 January 2022

SWITZERLAND

This cover from Switzerland depict a joint set with Japan issued in 2014. The 100 stamp (on the left) celebrates the Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji, located on the island of Honshū (the "mainland"), is the highest mountain in Japan, standing 3,776.24 m. It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. According to UNESCO, Mount Fuji has "inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries". UNESCO recognizes 25 sites of cultural interest within the Mount Fuji locality. These 25 locations include the mountain and the Shinto shrine, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha, as well as the Buddhist Taisekiji Head Temple founded in 1290, later depicted by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai.